How did ruth anne kocour die hard
Accidents killed 11 climbers within 2 1/2 weeks, making this the deadliest season in the history of McKinley mountaineering at about the halfway point....
A book that looks new but has been read.Amazon.com Review
Ruth Anne Kocour found herself in the middle of a brutal storm with 100-mph wind blasts and plummeting mercury. Problem was, she happened to be bivouacked halfway up North America's highest mountain, Alaska's 20,320-foot Mt.
Denali (also known as Mt. McKinley). Facing the Extreme is her story of survival against the elements, a struggle that required every last bit of physical and mental endurance--not to mention alpine skills, resourcefulness, and luck.
By the end of the storm, 11 climbers were dead.
For some reason, Kocour is convinced that she personally has “faced the extreme,” and that her new-found familiarity with death puts her in the ranks of “.
Kocour's gripping tale is one of the few of its kind written by a woman, a refreshing change of voice that reflects a changing demographic in the outdoors community.
From Library Journal
Kocour, a medical illustrator and veteran mountaineer, was part of a team that set out to climb Mt.
McKinley, North America's highest peak, in 1992. This book, written with the assistance of outdoor author Hodgson, is the account of that harrowing experience. On the ninth day of th